# Brief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident

> Source: <https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-incident-investigation/>
> Published: 2026-08-26 07:00:00+00:00



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